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• Understanding the seismic behavior of unbonded post-tensioned precast concrete rocking wall systems through experimental testing and numerical modeling and development of seismic design procedures for these systems

• Development of novel self-centering concrete wall systems to be used in seismic regions for rapid post-event recovery

• Investigating the seismic performance of reinforced concrete structures

• Assessment of column splice fracture influence on seismic performance of steel moment frames

• Seismic behavior of code-designed steel braced frames – a shake table demonstration

• Soil-pile-structure interaction simulations for geotechnical-seismic-isolated buildings

• Shake table study of pile cap effects on seismic behavior of structures

Publications:

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• Kalliontzis, D., Morrison, M., Liu, Q., Nazari, M., and Kotzamanis, V. (2022). “Improving recovery of hybrid rocking walls through locally heat-treated replaceable bars for hysteretic energy dissipation”, Journal of Engineering Structures, 267: 114621.

• Kalliontzis, D., Morrison, M., Liu, Q., and Nazari, M. (2022). “Hybrid Rocking Wall with Locally Heat-Treated Replaceable Bars for Hysteretic Energy Dissipation”, Proceedings of the 12th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering (NCEE), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Salt Lake City, Utah, 2022.

• Tehrani, F., Nazari, M., and Naghshineh, A. (2022). “Role of Seismic Isolation in Enhancing Structural Resilience”, Objective Resilience, Book 3: Technology, Chapter 6 (p. 161-209), ASCE Press, Reston, VA.

• Abbasi, N., Bengar, H., Jafari, A., and Nazari, M. (2021). “Numerical modeling of seismic response and damage estimation of concrete rocking walls under seismic loading”, Sharif Journal of Civil Engineering, 37(2.2), 35-45.

• Jafari, A., Bengar, H., Hassanli, R., Nazari, M., and Dugnani, R. (2021). “The Response of Self-centering Concrete Walls under Quasi-Static Loading”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 19(7), 2893-2917.

• Kalliontzis, D., and Nazari, M. (2021). “Unbonded Post-tensioned Precast Concrete Walls with Rocking Connections: Modeling Approaches and Impact Damping”, Journal of Frontiers in Built Environment, Specialty topic on “Advancement in Seismic Performance and Risk Estimation of Precast Concrete Buildings”, 7: 21.

• Ansari, M., Nazari, M., and Komak Panah, A. (2021). "Influence of foundation flexibility on seismic fragility of reinforced concrete high-rise buildings", Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 142:106521.

• ​Sritharan, S. and Nazari, M. (2020). “Design of Prestressed Concrete Structural Members”, Chapter 13 of Structural Engineering Handbook by Edwin Gaylord- Updating 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Education.

• Nazari, M., and Sritharan, S. (2020). "Influence of different damping components on dynamic response of concrete rocking walls", Journal of Engineering Structures, 212: 110468.

• Bengar, H., Kiadashti, M.A., Shayanfar, J. and Nazari, M. (2020). “Effective Flexural Rigidities for RC Beams and Columns with Steel Fibers”, Journal of Steel and Composite Structures, 34(3): 453-465.

• Ansari, M., Komak Panah, A., and Nazari, M. (2020). “Experimental Study of Influence of Soil-Pile-Structure Interaction on Dynamic Behavior of High-rise Buildings”, Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), Sendai, Japan.

• Nazari, M. and Sritharan, S. (2019). “Seismic Design of Precast Concrete Rocking Wall Systems with Varying Hysteretic Damping”, PCI Journal, 64(5): 58-76.

• Nazari, M. and Sritharan, S. (2018). “Dynamic Evaluation of PreWEC Systems with Varying Hysteretic Energy Dissipation”, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 144(10) (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002169).

• Nazari, M. and Sritharan, S. (2018). “Earthquake-Resistant Design of Unbonded Precast Rocking Wall Systems”, Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering (NCEE), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Los Angeles, CA.

• Stillmaker, K., Magdaleno, A., Nazari, M., and Kanvinde, A. (2018). “Assessment of Column Splice Fracture Influence on Seismic Performance of Steel Moment Frames”, Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering (NCEE)-EERI, Los Angeles, CA.

• Nazari, M., Sritharan, S., and Aaleti, S. (2016). “Single Precast Concrete Rocking Walls as Earthquake Force-Resisting Elements”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 46(5), 753-769 (DOI: 10.1002/eqe.2829).

• Nazari, M. (2016). “Seismic Performance of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Wall Systems Subjected to Shake Table Testing”, Ph.D. Thesis. Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

• Nazari, M. and Sritharan, S. (2016). “Energy Dissipation Components and their Impact on Precast Concrete Rocking Walls”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago, Chile.

• Sritharan, S. and Nazari, M. (2016). “Single Rocking Walls in Seismic-Resistant Design”,
  Proceedings of New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) Conference, Christchurch, NZ.

• Nazari, M., Aaleti, S., and Sritharan, S. (2015). “Shake Table Testing of Single Rocking Walls @ UNR”, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (database), Dataset, DOI: 10.4231/D3N29P75Z (SRW1), 10.4231/D3H98ZF0B (SRW2), 10.4231/D3CJ87M6Z (SRW3), and 10.4231/D37S7HT2T(SRW4).

• Nazari, M., Aaleti, S., and Sritharan, S. (2015). “Shake Table Testing of PreWEC @ UNR”, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (database), Dataset, DOI: 10.4231/D3WM13V3P (PreWEC-s1), 10.4231/D3RV0D20F (PreWEC-s2), 10.17603/DS2RW24 (PreWEC-1), and 10.17603/DS2WK5B (PreWEC-2).

• Sritharan, S., Nazari, M., and Aaleti, S. (2015). “Shake Table Testing of Precast Concrete Walls with End Columns (PreWEC)”, Proceedings of SEAOC Convention, Seattle, WA.

• Nazari, M., Sritharan, S., and Aaleti, S. (2014). “An Experimental Evaluation of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Rocking Walls”, Proceedings of PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference, Washington, D.C.

• Nazari, M., Aaleti, S., and Sritharan, S. (2014). “Shake Table Testing of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls”, Proceedings of the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering (NCEE), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Anchorage, AK.

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